Rare Bronze Manhattan Project Service Pin by Whitehead & Hoag

This is a rare service pin in bronze for the Manhattan Project, the code name for the combined effort of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, along with Britain and Canada, to produce the first atomic bomb. The pin reads A BOMB and shows the Corps Castle at bottom.

Circa World War II.

Approximately 11/16" in diameter.

Bronze.

Vertical pin with drop-in locking swivel catch.

W&H CO.

This is from a United States Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJL00 LAGEX11/10 SAGEX11/11

7+ (Very Fine+): The pin has some light wear and tarnish and has a handsome patina.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.